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Thanks but we are doing that ourself: we are working on the building notes since 6 weeks. It´s almost ready.<BR><BR><font size=1>[ This message was edited by: jacquesmm on 03-10-2002 10:44 ]</font>

About the frames, it must be a misunderstanding. They are laminated to the hull, not over their surface.<BR><BR>For the transom, you are correct that it is super strong with all the FG framing but I still recommend to fiberglass at least all the outside area for resistance to abrasion etc.

Good approximations but remember that we do the calculations for you, for every boat, in a much more precise way, with CAD and a spreadsheet.<BR>I don´t want new builders to believe that our BOM´s are wild guesses: we spend around 4 hours on a C19 BOM.<BR><BR><font size=1>[ This message was edited b...

Please cut as marked: it is correct. We take the slope of the hull in account. Remember that there are two layers of plywood. We mention that difference in thickness somewhere in the notes: it is correct.

Forget it: we are working on the building notes and somebody pasted a sentence from the D4 in there! Sorry.<BR>There is no such frame: all the frames are very clear on the plans, there is nothing else, nothing hidden.

We could talk forever about that. Search the archives and find an excellent post about that by Justin Pipkorn.<BR>It depends on the type of finish you want and on how well you planned the lamination.<BR>You can save a lot of sanding time by using peel-ply and then hi-build primer.

No, very different but we don´t sell the Corto plans anymore.<BR>We may announce some kind of preview of a Vagabond 28 very soon.

I have no idea on how to explain that . . . There are several hundred Mertens in the US. It is a German name but my family is Belgian and French.<BR>You can pronounce it the German or French way, it doesn´t matter to me. When I lived in Miami, many pronounced it Martinez . . .

1. It is not easy to reduce beam.<BR>2. For behaviour at sea, compare to similar hulls. As the designers, we are only going to say that she is perfect . . . <BR>3. biaxial is not a US term or product. It is available worldwide and if your fiberglass supplier doesn´t know it, you should look for a be...

And your feedback in the forum help us improve the plans and the notes: I assumed it was clear but it wasn´t. We already made a note in the buidling instructions